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12May2014

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Vocabulary:Bodiesandphysique词汇:身体和体格

Areyouconcernedaboutyourbodyimage?Thesedays,bothwomenandmenaresurroundedbymagazinesandwebsitesfulloftipsaboutdieting,exerciseandfashion.Nottomentionhairstyles!Gonearethedayswhenallmenhadtothinkaboutwaswearinganicesuittobesmartandhandsome.

Thingshavechanged.

Now,asurveybytheUniversityoftheWestofEnglandhassuggestedthat80%ofmenconfesstobeingunhappyabouttheirbody.

Thebiggestbodyissuesforthemwerebeer

belliesandlackofmuscles. Isittheanswertoimprovingbodyimage?

SomethinkthissuddenvanityisduetothepressureorinfluenceofrolemodelsweseeonTVandinmagazines.Peopleendupwithaperceptionofwhattheperfectbodyshouldlooklike.ButnoteverybodywantstoputintheefforttohaveperfectpecsanddazzlingwhiteteethlikeArnoldSchwarzenegger.

Anopportunisticentrepreneurhaseveninventedamuscle-enhancingshirttobewornunderaman'sclothestomakehimlookmoreofahunk.

ButJoeWarner,theformereditorofMen'sFitnessmagazineintheUK,thinksthepaddedshirtisjustagimmick.Hethinksmanypeopleinthecountryareobese,oroverweight,andshouldaccepttheyneedtodomoreexercise.

Warnersays:"Ithinkit'sarealshamepeoplestillwantshortcutswhenitdoesn'ttakeanawfullotofefforttogettothegymorgoforawalk."

Exerciseisalwaysagoodthing.Butwemustn'tforgetthatbeautyisonlyskindeep.Characterismoreimportantthanappearance.

SobeforeIheadofftothepub,itmightbeworthspendinganhouratthegym.I'mnotlookingtogetasix-pack,butlookinghealthierwouldcertainlyimprovemyconfidenceandself-esteem.

Whataboutyou:howmuchdoyouworryaboutyourphysique?

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Quiz测验

阅读短文并回答问题。

Whatsubjectsinmagazinesandwebsitesmightmakepeopleconcernedabouttheirbodyimage?

Whataremen'smainworriesabouttheirappearance?

Whatisamuscle-enhancingshirt?

Whichtwoexpressionsareusedtodescribemen'schestmuscles?

Whichexpressionmeans'a youadmireandwhosebehaviouryoutrytocopy'?

Exercise练习

请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。从每个表格中选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。

Harryisveryvain.Helovestogotothebeachtoshowoffhis .

beerbelly pecs gimmick self-esteem

Youngpeopleneedgood toinspirethemtobesuccessful.

shortcuts gimmicks hunks rolemodels

Maryprefersstrongmenwithlotsofmuscles.She'salwaysinthearmsoftomakeherfriendslous.

ahunk anobeseman pecs agimmick

ngwellinhisexamsandbeingpraisedbyhisteacherreallyhelpedMartin's

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Ifyouwantpeopletothinkyouarestrong,justweara -enhancingshirt!

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AnswersandGlossary答案与词汇

Quiz小测验

Whatsubjectsinmagazinesandwebsitesmightmakepeopleconcernedabouttheirbodyimage?Dieting,exercise,fashionandhairstyles.

Whataremen'smainworriesabouttheirappearance?Accordingtothesurvey,they'remainlyconcernedaboutlackofmusclesandhavingbeerbellies.

Whatisamuscle-enhancingshirt?It'sapaddedshirt,wornundermen’s

clothestomakemenlookmoremuscular.

Whichtwoexpressionsareusedtodescribemen'schestmuscles?‘Pecs’and‘a

six-pack’.

Whichexpressionmeans'a youadmireandwhosebehaviouryoutrytocopy'?Arolemodel.

Exercise练习

Harryisveryvain.Helovestogotothebeachtoshowoffhispecs.

Youngpeopleneedgoodrolemodelstoinspirethemtobesuccessful.

Maryprefersstrongmenwithlotsofmuscles.She'salwaysinthearmsofahunktomakeherfriendslous.

ngwellinhisexamsandbeingpraisedbyhisteacherreallyhelpedMartin'sself-esteem.

Ifyouwantpeopletothinkyouarestrong,justwearamuscle-enhancingshirt!

Glossary词汇表

bodyimage 身体形象

smart 潇洒的

beerbelly 啤酒肚

vanity 虚荣

rolemodel 榜样

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